Description

• Approved by NCBTMB and FL BOM for a maximum of 6 CE hours. Not approved for NY BOM or LABMT massage therapists. CE Broker #20-500428
Explore the history of phantom limb pain and the treatments that prove successful in its relief.
This course teaches the following:

• History related to the phantom limb phenomenon.
• Causes, risks, symptoms, prevention, diagnoses, treatments, and medication.
• Types of pain and treatments, and how and when massage helps.
• Phantom limb pain versus phantom limb sensations.
• Virtual Massage, a/k/a Mirror Box Therapy used for phantom limb clients.
• Designing and adjusting protocols to fit the phantom limb client’s needs.
• Prosthetics.
• Dangers and concerns when wearing prosthetics.
• The extraordinary advancement of prosthetics.
• Related psychological dynamics, including candid stories from amputees.
• When and why to team with other professionals.
• Research associated with phantom limb pain.
• VA research projects associated with massage therapy.